Smoky Mountains

Let me take you on a journey backBack to those hills of North CarolinaLet me take you on a journey backBack through those years that we would rather forgetI’m not ashamed, even though the trees have placed their blameEven though the clouds spit on my nameBut I cannot cross the Smoky Mountains

We were young and we were so in loveBack in those hills of North CarolinaWe were young and we were so in loveWe had it all, and we would not let goWe wanted to believe that we could be trueNo matter how the winds blewAll across the Smoky Mountains

I run off and left her all aloneBack in those hills of North CarolinaI run off and left her all aloneWithout a word to say where I had goneThe smoke will rise from the ashes of a dream that’s diedDrifting up to where the angels flyAll across the Smoky Mountains

The smoke will rise from the ashes of a dream that’s diedDrifting up to where the angels flyBut I cannot cross the Smoky Mountains